AI Regulation Watch: Europe’s AI Act enforcement moves into the transparency phase, with new rules on labeling AI interactions and disclosing deepfakes—already pushing major tech firms to adjust how they mark AI-generated content. Cybersecurity Pressure: More than 100 companies backed a call for stronger defenses against AI-enabled cyberattacks, urging faster testing and shared protection tactics. Tech Market Signals: Nvidia’s data-center business surged to $89B in a quarter, fueling expectations it could top $100B—an important read-through for global AI infrastructure spending. Trade War Fallout (Canada): Canada’s counter-tariffs and targeted support packages aim to cushion businesses as U.S. tariffs bite, while companies consider reshoring production to avoid tariff costs. Local Business Resilience: Manitoba rolled out $100M+ in tariff relief for businesses, and Canada is funding over $10M to help Lower Mainland firms navigate trade disruptions. Corporate Moves (Malaysia): Yinson is in talks on a potential privatization at RM2.35/share, while IOI Corp and Axiata reported profit swings tied to commodity and currency pressures. Fraud & Compliance: A federal jury convicted a business owner over SBA pandemic loan fraud, and Bangladesh’s insurance regulator ordered shutdown of hidden “double servers” to improve transparency.